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Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: August 27, 2014
Caption:
Chinese Commemorative Plaque | Additional Description:
To commemorated the centennial of the first transcontinental railroad in America and to pay tribute to the Chinese workers of the Central Pacific Railroad whose indomitable courage made it possible.
May 10 1869 - May 10, 1969
Plaque placed by
The Chinese Historical Society of America
Plaque donated by
San Francisco Chinese Community Submitted: February 22, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p300890
File Size: 3.462 Megabytes
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